“Capitalism a nuh wi fren.” Global Justice and Capitalism in Life and Debt and Cronicamente Inviável

Colonial structures, such as the triangular trade between Britain, West Africa, and the Caribbean, have served as a breeding ground for the development of global capitalism and its beneficiaries, who continue their political domination via economic institutions like the International Monetary Fund (...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik 2015-06, Vol.63 (2), p.199-214
Main Author: Bender, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Capitalism
Colonialism
Documentary films
Ethics
Globalization
Hume, David (1711-1776)
Ideology
Injustice
Nation states
Neoliberalism
Politics
Postcolonialism
Sen, Amartya
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Summary:Colonial structures, such as the triangular trade between Britain, West Africa, and the Caribbean, have served as a breeding ground for the development of global capitalism and its beneficiaries, who continue their political domination via economic institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Even without the colonial structures to support it, capitalism as an economic practice and ideology also fails on a functional, ethical, and moral level to foster justice and enhance the common good, as capitalism critic Christian Felber points out. Stephanie Black’s documentary (2001) and Sergio Bianchi’s feature film (2000) likewise discuss capitalism’s inability to connect with concepts of justice, as their examples of Jamaica and Brazil, two post-colonial countries that share historical and social similarities despite their different positions in the current global economy, show. While Jamaica in serves as a case study of enforced economic and political dependence through the IMF by means of an extension of colonial hierarchies, looks at the ideological side of capitalism embedded in the microcosm of Brazilian society.
ISSN:0044-2305
2196-4726
DOI:10.1515/zaa-2015-0018